Alright, so a glass of wine (or a beer or my fave, a dirty martini!) now and then is no biggie. But we know from health experts that too much booze has been linked with all kinds of health consequences. In fact, drinking more than two glasses of any alcoholic drink daily can up your risk for breast cancer. And now researchers are warning about a new potential risk to be aware of: Binge drinking may permanently damage your brain.

Eeks, really? Let's break this down. Spanish researchers studied the effects of alcohol on the brain and believe that those who drink heavily, even if it's only every once in a while, may be damaging the brain's hippocampus region, which plays an important role in learning and memory.

Sorry to sound like your mom, but please, will you consider this next time you're at a party? And if you won't do it for your brain, do it for your skin! (I'll get off my soapbox now!)

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